Disclosing Your Invention
UCLA employees have an obligation (under UC Patent Acknowledgement) to disclose inventions to OIPA for evaluation. The ideal time to disclose an invention to OIPA is after it has been reduced to practice and before it has been published or publicly presented.

This section provides links to the official Invention Report Form required to disclose inventions to OIPA, and related how-to guides.

• To initiate the invention disclosure process at UCLA, please download, complete and submit the following form:
  PDF version - Invention Report Form
  
  PC Word 2000 version - Invention Report Form
  
  
  For Computer Software Only:
  
  Please include this Software Disclosure Form
  
  with your Invention Report submission

  To request a fax copy of the Invention Report Form (or, Software Disclosure form), please send an email with your fax number to: Bob Nidever, bnidever@ucla.edu

  "How-to" Guide - Completing the UCLA Invention Report Form

  UC Conflict of Interest Policies - What Inventors need to know

  "What Happens to Your Invention?" — OIPA Guide for Faculty

• UC Patent Policy
• General Patent Information - Patents 101
• How much does a Patent cost? [From The 271 Patent Blog]

Forming a Startup
This section provides general information for faculty, staff and student researchers on how to form a startup. Links include how-to guides/FAQ's, and UC Equity and Conflict of Interest (COI) policies.

• Step-by-Step Guide for Faculty
• Startup resources for Faculty Entrepreneurs
• UCLA Entrepreneur FAQ: Forming a Startup
• TCA Mentorship Program (for UCLA student entrepreneurs)
  
  Introduction Letter | Invitation to Faculty | Approval Form |
  
  TCA Mentorship Program Information

  UC Equity Policy

  UC Conflict of Interest Policies

  Forms required for COI review
  

  includes: TT-100; 700-U

  APPM - 900 Research and Instruction
  

  includes: sec. 925 Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research

  UCLA Faculty Handbook

UC Technology Licensing Guidelines
This section provides links to UC's Inventor Royalty distribution formulas, and expectations regarding technology licensing.

• University Licensing Guidelines
• Invention Royalty Income Distribution Chart
• UCLA Procedure 950.2 - Distribution of the Research Allocation Portion of Net License Income

Material Transfer Agreements
For information about incoming and outgoing Material Transfer Agreements (MTA's), please visit the following link:

• MTA Guide

UC Discovery Grants
For information about UC grants supporting university-industry collaboration projects, please visit the following links:

• Biotechnology
• Communications and Networking
• Digital Media
• Electronics Manufacturing and New Materials
• Information Technology for Life Sciences
  
  
• MICRO—Microelectronics Program
  
  
• UC Discovery Program main page
  
  
• SBIR-supports small business high-tech innovation

Research Contracts with Industry
This section provides links to information and UC policies regarding research and clinical trial contracts with industry.

• Contracts/Agreements - Who to Contact Matrix
• Industry Research Agrmts (Including Clinical Trials)
• Rights to Future Research Results (Policy)
• Equity (Policy)
• Export Controls

Consulting with Industry
The following link provides information on UC policies regarding outside consulting agreements entered into by faculty.

• UCLA Faculty Consulting Guide (Interim)
• Considerations for Faculty when entering into Consulting Agreements
• Consulting with Industry (policy)

Copyright
This section provides links to information and UC policies on copyright ownership and related matters.

• Copyright Information (Basics and UC-related)
• Copyright Policy (University of California)
• US Copyright Office
• Ownership of Course Materials - 2003 Policy

Additional Links
This section provides links to a variety of information resources - UC and non-UC - covering the issues, polcies and processes of transferring technology from academia to industry.

• UC Technology Transfer A Quick Overview
• Tech Transfer & Universities FAQ
• UCLA Faculty Research Interests and Expertise Database
• UC Research Polices and Guidelines